State media review: North Korea’s propaganda war against COVID-19



COVID-19 State media review: North Korea’s propaganda war against COVID-19 An in-depth look at wall-to-wall coverage of the country’s first outbreak in television and print media Seung-Yeon Chung May 20, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A soldier guard stands next to an “off-limits” sign in Pyongyang \| Image: KCTV (May 18, 2022) North Korean state media has focused on the country’s COVID-19 outbreak this week after first announcing it on May 12. All parts of the country are subject to lockdown orders and are “isolated by working unit, production unit and residential unit from each other,” state media has repeatedly emphasized. Since Monday, Korean Central Television (KCTV) has moved up its programming from 3 p.m. to 9 a.m., airing news, interviews and other content about the pandemic. The state TV network has released provincial COVID-19 case numbers around 9:30 a.m. every morning, while the Rodong Sinmun newspaper has released Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads 10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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State media review: North Korea’s propaganda war against COVID-19

An in-depth look at wall-to-wall coverage of the country’s first outbreak in television and print media

Seung-Yeon Chung May 20, 2022

State media review: North Korea’s propaganda war against COVID-19

A soldier guard stands next to an “off-limits” sign in Pyongyang | Image: KCTV (May 18, 2022)

North Korean state media has focused on the country’s COVID-19 outbreak this week after first announcing it on May 12. All parts of the country are subject to lockdown orders and are “isolated by working unit, production unit and residential unit from each other,” state media has repeatedly emphasized.

Since Monday, Korean Central Television (KCTV) has moved up its programming from 3 p.m. to 9 a.m., airing news, interviews and other content about the pandemic. The state TV network has released provincial COVID-19 case numbers around 9:30 a.m. every morning, while the Rodong Sinmun newspaper has released

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads
10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

State media review: North Korea’s propaganda war against COVID-19

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